Ukrainian strike damages Yandex data centre in Russia

A Ukrainian strike damaged a Yandex data centre in Vladimir, Russia, and the company said operations there were completely suspended.

Yandex is working to restore connectivity, but said it is difficult to predict when its services will be back online.

The company also operates food-ordering and taxi apps used by tens of millions of people.

Other Yandex facilities in Sasovo and Kaluga were hit earlier in the week, and their operations were suspended.

Kyiv says it is targeting sites that help fund Russia’s war effort and hopes the damage will force Moscow to divert resources to repairs.

Russian attacks on Ukraine have also continued, with six people injured overnight in the Dnipropetrovsk region and at least 20 killed in Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, including four children.

Russia’s full-scale invasion has brought the war into its fifth year, and both sides have stepped up attacks on infrastructure in recent months.

The timing of Yandex’s return to normal operations remains uncertain.